| Lipid profiles of apparently healthy adolescents in Calabar, Nigeria. | |
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PMID: 20353130 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the lipid profiles of adolescents in Calabar, Nigeria. DESIGN: A cross sectional prospective study. SETTING: The study was carried out in Calabar, a city located on the south-eastern axis of Nigeria. Calabar is rapidly acquiring the status of a tourism destination in the country and as such the lifestyles of the city dwellers are changing rapidly. SUBJECTS: The subjects were apparently healthy students 10 to 18 years old attending day secondary schools in the city. A structured questionnaire was used to collect demographic and anthropometric data from the students. Blood samples were collected from 375 adolescents and used for analyzing their lipid profiles. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Abnormal levels of serum lipids. RESULTS: The results showed that only one subject (0.3%) had an abnormally high total cholesterol (TC) level and 33% of the subjects had low levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). Borderline high levels of total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglycerides (TG) were found in 2.4%, 3.2% and 5.1% of subjects respectively. CONCLUSION: This study shows that the lipid profiles of Nigerians are low but gradually rising towards values seen in places where coronary heart disease occurs in epidemic proportions. This may point to an increased risk ofarteriosclerosis in future generations. |
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Authors:
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F A Odey; E E Ekanem; A E Udoh; I Ntui |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Central African journal of medicine Volume: 53 ISSN: 0008-9176 ISO Abbreviation: Cent Afr J Med Publication Date: 2007 Jan-Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-31 Completed Date: 2010-04-06 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372566 Medline TA: Cent Afr J Med Country: Zimbabwe |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 11-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Paediatrics University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Nigeria. awhobe@yahoo.com |
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Adolescent Child Cholesterol, HDL / blood* Cholesterol, LDL / blood* Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Male Nigeria / epidemiology Prospective Studies Questionnaires Risk Factors Schools Socioeconomic Factors Triglycerides / blood |
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0/Cholesterol, HDL; 0/Cholesterol, LDL; 0/Triglycerides |
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